Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Texas

I, A. Laurenson, Master of S.S. Texas do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear to the best of my knowledge and belief that this list contains a true account of the Passengers taken on board the S.S. Texas at Liverpool and bound for New Orleans together with their nationality, etc., as designated. SO HELP ME GOD. (Signed) A. Laurenson, Master. Sworn and Subscribed, before me, this 28th day of January 1876. (Unsigned) D'y Collector. Custom House Lists of Passengers.

Report and List of Passengers taken on board the S.S. Texas whereof A. Laurenson is Master, burthen 1508 tons, bound from the port of Liverpool for New Orleans.

Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, accommodation*.

    
   
 1  Juan            Alburna        25  male    tailor    Spain     New Orleans   steerage
 2  Giuseppe        Pugnaro        22  male    musician  Italy     New Orleans
 3  Geneno          Pugnaro        29  male    musician  Italy     New Orleans
 4  Nicolino        Ferraro        23  male    laborer   Italy     New Orleans
 5  Thomas          Shea           36  male    laborer   Ireland   Louisiana
 6  Eliza           Shea           30  female  wife      Ireland   Louisiana
 7  Thomas          Shea            8  male    child     Ireland   Louisiana
 8  Mary            Shea           10  female  child     Ireland   Louisiana
 9  Kate            Wattleworth    30  female  servant   England   Arkansas
10  George          Hamilton       24  male    clerk     Scotland  New Orleans
11* Hugo Baron      La?don         28  male    clerk     Russia    Texas
12* Francis         Mathe?s        45  male    engineer  England   New Orleans
13  J. Moreno       Massina        38  male    engineer  Spain     New Orleans
14  S. B.           Fornaris       31  male    merchant  Spain     New Orleans   salon


Transcriber's Notes:

*  An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
   the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
   in the transcriber's notes.

?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
   condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

* Accomodation was steerage for all except for the last passenger.

11  Uncertain if this was a titled person or if Baron was a middle name.  
    Surname probably Laudon, possibly Landon.
12  Surname probably Mathews.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 59.

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